This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cambridge United and Altrincham at 19:45 on Tuesday, 8th September 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Altrincham face a trip to Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Robins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 26 Apr | Cambridge U. | 0 - 0 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Altrincham | 1 - 0 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Cambridge U. | 2 - 1 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Altrincham | 0 - 3 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Altrincham | 5 - 0 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Oct | Cambridge U. | 2 - 2 | Altrincham | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Altrincham | 2 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the U's, with 3 goals against.
Altrincham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cambridge U.'s total of 14 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Altrincham's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Altrincham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Altrincham have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cambridge U. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Altrincham | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
